If It Isn’t Documented, Did It Really Happen?

June 7, 2024   |   By: Bridget Smudrick, BS, MLS(ASCP)  |  Director of CLIA Compliance Where CLIA compliance is concerned, documentation is key. CLIA stands for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment. This set of federal regulations established in 1988 governs how patient testing is performed in the clinical laboratory setting. These regulations ensure the accuracy of…

Supervision of Ancillary Staff

April 26, 2024 | Sean M. Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC  The perennial inquiry into the scope of services that nurses and ancillary support staff may offer under physician supervision remains a frequent topic of discussion. Furthermore, I frequently encounter situations where the concept of “incident-to” care is central to the controversy.…